In (prep.)(a) after (a maximum length of time) 在(一整段时间)之後: return in a few minutes, hours, days, months, etc 过几分钟﹑ 几小时﹑ 几天﹑ 几个月...之後回来 * It will be ready in a week. 一周......
1. It was / will be + 段时间 + before …在“It was / will be + 段时间 + before 从句”结构中,before 是从属连词,表示“……才;……就”,引导时间状语从句。 例:It was just 3 days before the book was published......